The European Parliamentary Assembly
The European Parliamentary Assembly
The aims of the European Parliamentary Assembly
Arrival of Robert Schuman at the first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly (19 March 1958)
BildOn 19 March 1958, the first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly is held in Strasbourg under the Presidency of Robert Schuman.
General view of the Parliamentary Assembly (19 March 1958)
BildFirst meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly, held on 19 March 1958 in Strasbourg under the Presidency of Robert Schuman.
Robert Schuman, President of the Parliamentary Assembly (March 1958)
BildRobert Schuman, President of the European Parliamentary Assembly, at a working session in March 1958.
Pass belonging to Robert Schuman, President of the European Parliamentary Assembly (15 April 1959)
TextPass belonging to Robert Schuman, President of the European Parliamentary Assembly.
Robert Schuman, President of the European Parliamentary Assembly (June 1959)
BildRobert Schuman, President of the European Parliamentary Assembly, at a press conference in June 1959.
Bâtiment de l'Assemblée parlementaire européenne
BildLa Maison de l'Europe à Strasbourg où l'Assemblée commune de la CECA de 1952 à 1957, puis l'Assemblée parlementaire européenne de 1958 à 1977 tiennent leurs séances plénières.
General report by Fernand Dehousse, Member of the European Parliamentary Assembly (30 April 1960)
TextOn 22 October 1958, a working party on the European elections is set up within the Political Affairs Committee of the European Parliamentary Assembly. On 30 April 1960, it publishes the ‘Dehousse report’ on the election of the Members of the Assembly by direct universal suffrage, to be adopted on 17 May 1960.
Texts relating to the election of the Members of the European Parliamentary Assembly by direct universal suffrage (17 May 1960)
TextOn 17 May 1960, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopts a draft convention on the election of its Members by direct universal suffrage.
Address given by Gaetano Martino to the European Parliament (4 February 1963)
TextOn 4 February 1963, Gaetano Martino, President of the European Parliamentary Asssembly, expresses his support for political union in Europe and emphasises the relations to be established between the European Parliament and the six national parliaments.
Letter from Jean-Pierre Kremer to Pierre Werner on the transfer of the European Parliamentary Assembly (15 September 1964)
TextOn 15 September 1964, the Luxembourg Ambassador to West Germany, Jean-Pierre Kremer, reports to his Prime Minister, Pierre Werner, on the indignation of some German MPs who are also members of the European Parliamentary Assembly. They are opposed to the fact that the European Parliamentary Assembly was not consulted about its future headquarters. This opposition comes despite the fact that these discussions were held in order to secure the support of German MPs for the European Parliamentary Assembly being based in Luxembourg.
European Parliament resolution concerning the powers and responsibilities of the European Parliament (27 June 1963)
TextOn 27 June 1963, Members of the European Parliament adopt a resolution concerning the powers and responsibilities of the Assembly.
Address given by Gaetano Martino to the European Parliament (11 May 1965)
TextOn 11 May 1965, Gaetano Martino, Member of the European Parliament and former Italian Foreign Minister, delivers a speech in which he seizes the opportunity provided by the debates taking place in Strasbourg on the financing of the common agricultural policy (CAP) to call for increased powers for the European Parliament and its election by direct universal suffrage.
‘A Parliament for Europe' from the Corriere della Sera (21 February 1966)
TextOn 21 February 1966, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera discusses the political implications of elections to the European Parliamentary Assembly by universal suffrage.
Interview with Gaston Thorn: the European Parliamentary Assembly (Luxembourg, 6 February 2006)
TonIn this interview, Gaston Thorn, former Member of the European Parliamentary Assembly (EPA) and of the European Parliament, takes a critical look at the Assembly's role in Community debates and issues during the 1960s.